So…. my boyfriend and I are looking for a good place to go for our 2 year anniversary. We are both picky eaters, but in different ways, so I am looking for some good ideas..
I am a vegetarian (and no I don’t eat fish either), but otherwise I am easy to please. I am fine going to a restaurant that serves meat as long as they are willing to cater to me.
My boyfriend is a meat eater, but as he is from South Asia he hates “bland” food. So, French, American, and Italian are out. I think he is insane for not appreciating fine Italian cuisine, but really he has burned off his taste buds long ago and thats why.
Food we both like: Indian, Ethiopian, Mexican, Thai, Mediterranean, Japanese on occasion. Willing to try new things, as long as they are interesting.
Other criteria:
We want to dress up
It can be exspensive, but not outrageous (A full dinner for 2 with drinks $100- $175.)
Spice Market. It is an Asian fusion restaurant owned by Jean-Georges (big deal chef) It’s more trendy than romantic.
most of the most romantic places in NYC are french restaurants, so you’ve pretty much ruled out alot.
You may have heard of all the health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet. You may have read that the Mediterranean Diet is a tasty, healthy diet that allows you to lose weight while still eating delicious foods. You may just be interested in mediterranean cuisine. Whatever the case, read on for Mediterranean diet recipes that are simple, healthy, and include ingredients that are available not just in Mediterranean regions.
Enjoy these Mediterranean breakfast recipes.
Turkish Bread Topped With Smoked Salmon and Hummus. (Serves 2)
Ingredients:
2 slices Turkish bread, sliced down the middle to form 2 squares. 2 Tabspns hummus 4 smoked salmon slices 1 avocado 1 medium tomato lettuce, a few leaves 1 cucumber chopped fresh dill chopped fresh chives 2 teaspns capers 1 teaspn virgin olive oil 2 lemon wedges salt and pepper
Method:
Toast Turkish bread if desired. Spread generous serve of hummus onto each slice. Top with all other salad ingredients, then smoked salmon slices. Garnish with fresh herbs and capers. Squeeze lemon juice over the top. Drizzle with a little virgin olive oil. Flavor with salt and pepper if desired.
Oily fish such as salmon is consumed on a regular basis on the Mediterranean Diet. The omega-3’s that are contained in these types of fish are excellent for heart health.
1 medium tomato, diced 1 bell pepper, any color 1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives, chopped 2 cloves garlic 2 green onions, chopped 1 teaspn extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspn lemon juice 1 Tabspn fresh parsley, chopped 2 Tabspn skim milk 4 eggs 1 Tabspn fresh herbs, chopped, select whatever you prefer, eg: chives, oregano, rosemary, or basil 2 oz feta cheese, crumbled
Method:
Combine tomato, bell pepper, olives, garlic, green onions, olive oil, lemon juice, and parsley in a small bowl. Let sit for a few minutes. Combine eggs, milk, and herbs in another bowl, and whisk. Heat non-stick fry pan or specific omelet pan, and add half the combined egg mix. Reduce heat, cook for 1 or 2 minutes. When omelet has browned around the edges and the top has lost most of its moisture, add half of the vegetable mix, to one side only of the omelet. (Much like cutting a circle in 2.) Add half the feta cheese. Gently fold omelet over to cover the cheese and vegetables, creating a half circle.
Cover the pan and cook for about another minute. Turn off heat and allow omelet to sit a little longer until warmed through. Then gently slide onto plate.
Repeat above instructions with remaining ingredients. Can be served with Turkish bread drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, or a high grain crusty bread. (Remember traditional mediterranean recipes would not be using butter on the toast or bread.)
Conclusion.
These easy Mediterranean recipes use mediterranean foods that are easily available in most parts of the world. The fresh vegetables and herbs are typical ingredients for mediterranean food recipes and will allow you a certain leeway in substituting your own favorites.
Don’t forget, that one of the reasons that the Mediterranean diet is so healthy is that Mediterranean recipes use extra virgin olive oil. This is the olive oil made from the first pressing of the olives and contains far more health bestowing anti-oxidants than the following pressings which result in virgin olive oil and olive oil.
Hope you enjoy these breakfast meal ideas for the Mediterranean Diet. We think you will agree it is the tastiest diet around!
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Who is not a fan of current ability based US immigration policy?
Who isn’t a big fan of the current policy of ability-based legal immigration? I feel that we allow the rich into this country, but no longer the poor. I feel that the rich Indians, Chinese, Koreans, Europeans do not blend in with our culture and refuse to become part of the melting pot of American society. It is the poor who blend in, who share their culture with other Americans, who share their food with other Americans, who take the time and energy to learn what being American is all about. This is why we eat Italian food, celebrate Hanukkah, and party on St. Patrick’s day. How do you all feel about this?
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Are there any good books out there that give guidlines to transform regular recipes into Gluten free recipes?
For baking and cooking? I eat a mostly mediterranean diet but I add flax seed to most things and have been experimenting with garabanzo bean flour and other things to make gluten free food but sometimes when I look at a recipe I just don’t know what I need to replace certain items with. Is there a cook book out there that does this?
http://www.celiac.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=48_49
This isn’t exactly what you’re looking for, but a friend of mine has a daughter with celiac disease, and the celiac.com site has tones of advice, and the cookbooks listed above.
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I want to make some basic Native American cuisine. Where do I start?
I know its like asking how to make european cuisine, but what are some easy Native American foods I can make, and would I be able to go to your everyday box grocery store to get these items. and are there any drinks I could make??? I know its a broad subject, but I would just love to learn more, and cook more…Thank you!!
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